Hadith About Circumspection And Deliberation In Affairs

"A believer is not stung twice from the same hole."
(Bukhari, Muslim).

"You have two characters which God likes; gentleness and deliberation."
(Muslim).

"For one who does not stumble and no sage who does not have experience."
(Ahmad, Tirmidhi).

"Consider how a matter will turn out; than if you think its issue will be good carry on with it, but if you fear going astray hold back"
(Sharra-as-Sunna).

"A good way of acting, a good manner of conduct and moderation are twenty-fifth part of prophecy."
(Abu Dawud).

"When a man tells something and then departs it is trust. (What he told should be treated confidential)."
(Muslim).

Hadith About Discarding And Severing Of The Bonds Of Friendship

139. It is not allowable for a man to keep apart from his brother for more than three days, the one turning away and the one turning away when they meet. The better of the two is the one who is first to give a greeting.
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).

140. Avoid envy, for envy devours good deeds just as fire devours fuel.
(Abu Dawud).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).

141. Accursed is he who harms a believer, or acts deceitfully towards him.
(Tirmidhi).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).

142. To harbour good thoughts (about a brother) is a part of well-conducted worship.
(Ahmad).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).

Hadith About Boasting And Party-Spirit

135. The one who is most honourable in God's estimation is the pious.
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).

136. Do not eulogize me as the Christians eulogized the son of Mary, I am just His servant, so say, 'God's servant and His messenger.'
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).

137. God has revealed to me that you must be humble, so that no one boasts over another, or oppresses another.
(Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).

138. Wathila b. al-Asqa told that he asked God's messenger what party spirit was and he replied. "You help your people in wrongdoing.
(Abu Dawud).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).

Hadith About Guarding Against Slander And Abuse

123. If anyone guarantees me what is between his jaws and what is between his legs (i.e. he should not commit fornication), I shall guarantee him paradise.
(Bukhari).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).

124. Reviling a Muslim is disobedience to God, and fighting with him is infidelity.
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).

125. It is not fitting for an eminently truthful man to be a reviler.
(Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad)

126. A mischief maker will not enter paradise.
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahma

127. Adhere to truth, for truth leads to good deeds and good deeds leads him who does them to paradise. Falsehood is wickedness and wickedness leads to hell.
(Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad

128. The great liar is not the one who puts things right between people, says what is good, and promotes what is good.
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).

129. Woe to him who tells things, speaking falsely, to make people laugh thereby! Woe to him! Woe to him!
(Ahmad, Tirmidhi, Abu Dawud, Darimi).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).

130. Do you know the thing which most commonly brings people into paradise? It is fear to God and good character. Do you know what most commonly brings people to hell? It is the hollow things; the mouth and the private parts.
(Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).

131. Sufyan bin Abdullah ath Thaqafi told when he asked God's messenger what he feared most for him, he took hold of his tongue and said, "This."
(Tirmidhi).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).

132. None of my companions must tell me anything about anyone, for I like to come out to you with no ill-feelings.
(Abu-Dawud).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).

133. Coarse talk does not come into anything without disgracing it, and modesty does not come into anything without adorning it.
(Tirmidhi).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).

134. If you guarantee me six things on your part, I shall guarantee you paradise: speak the truth when you talk, keep a promise when you make it, when you are trusted with something fulfil your trust, avoid sexual immorality, lower your eyes and restrain your hand from injustice.
(Baihaqi).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).

Hadith About Goodness And The Cementing Of Relationship

111. One who cuts ties of relationship will not enter paradise.
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
112. The Lord's good pleasure results from a father's good pleasure, and the Lord's displeasure results from the father's displeasure.
(Tirmidhi).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
113. "Messenger of God, who is most deserving of friendly care from me?" He (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) replied, "Your mother." He asked who came next, and He (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) replied, "Your mother." He asked who came next and He (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) replied, "Your mother." He asked who came next and He (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) replied, "Your father."
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
114. "What rights can parents demand from their children?" He (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) replied, "They are your paradise and your hell."
(Ibn Majah).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
115. By Him in Whose hand my soul is, a man does not believe till he likes for his brother what he likes for himself.
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
116. Those who are merciful have mercy shown them by the Compassionate One, if you show mercy to those who are in the earth, He Who is in heaven will show mercy to you.
(Abu Dawud, Tirmidhi).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
117. A Muslim is a Muslim's brother; he does not wrong him or abandon him. If anyone cares for his brother's need, God will care for his need; if anyone removes his brother's anxiety, God will remove from him one of the anxieties of the Day of Resurrection; and if anyone conceals a Muslim's secret, God will conceal his secret on the Day of Resurrection.
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
118. He does not belong to us who does not show mercy to our young ones and respect to our old ones, who does not recommend what is reputable and prohibit what is disreputable.
(Tirmidhi).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
119. The best house among the Muslims is the one which contains an orphan who is well treated, and the worst house among the Muslims is the one which contains an orphan who is badly treated.
(Ibn Majah).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
120. The believer is not the one who eats his fill when the neighbour beside him is hungry.
(Baihaqi).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
121. All creatures are God's children, and those dearest to God are the ones who treat His children kindly.
(Baihaqi).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
122. Touch an orphan's head and feed the poor.
(Ahmad).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad)

Hadith About Standing Up

108. A man must not make another get up from his place and then occupy it himself, but you should spread out and make room.
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).

109. If anyone gets up from where he has been sitting and comes back, he has no right to it.
(Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).

110. It is not allowable for a man to come in between two people without their permission.
(Tirmidhi).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).

Hadith About Salutations

103. There are six good qualities which one believer should display to another; he should visit him when he is ill, be present when he dies, accept his invitation when he gives one, salute him when he meets him, say 'God have mercy on you' when he sneezes and act sincerely towards him whether he is absent or present.
(Nasai).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).

104. One who is riding should salute one who is walking, one who is walking should salute one who is sitting and a small company should salute a large one.
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).

105. The God's messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) passed a mixed company of Muslims, polytheists who worshipped idols and Jews and he gave them a salutation.
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).

106. Those who are nearest to God are they who are first to give a salutation.
(Ahmad, Tirmidhi, Abu Dawud).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).

107. When you go into your family, sonny, give a salutation. It will be a blessing both to you and to your family.
(Tirmidhi).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).

Hadith About Visiting The Sick

100. Feed the hungry, visit the sick and free the captive.
(Bukhari).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).

101. When you visit an invalid tell him to make a supplication for you, for his supplication is like of the angels.
(Ibn Majah).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).

102. A Muslim has five duties towards another Muslim; to return a salutation, visit the sick, follow funerals, accept an invitation and say 'God have mercy on you' when one sneezes.
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).

Hadith About Manner Of Drinking

96. God's messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) used to breathe three times in the course of a drink.
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).

97. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) forbade that a man should drink standing.
(Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).

98. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) forbade breathing or blowing into a vessel.
(Abu Dawud, Ibn Majah).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).

99. Do not leave a fire burning in your houses while you are asleep.
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).

Hadith About Manner Of Eating

92. Mention God's name, eat with your right hand and eat from what is next to you.
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).

93. When any of you eats, he should eat with his right hand and when he drinks he should drink with his right hand.
(Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).

94. I do not eat reclining.
(Bukhari).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).

95. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) never expressed disapproval of food; if he desired it he ate it and if he disliked it he left it alone.
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).

Hadith About Hospitality

88. He who believes in God and the Last Day should honour his guest; he who believes in God and the Last Day should not annoy his neighbours; and he who believes in God and the Last Day should say what is good or keep silent.
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).

89. It is part of the Sunna that a man should accompany his guest to the door of the house.
(Ibn Majah, Baihaqi).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).

90. He who believes in God and the Last Day should honour his guest. Provisions for the road are what will serve for a day and night; hospitality extends for three days; what goes beyond that is Sadqa; and it is not allowable that a guest should stay till he makes himself encumbrance.
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).

91. Eat together and not separately, for the blessings is associated with the company.
(Ibn Majah).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).

Hadith About Care About Weapons

85. None of you must point a weapon at his brother for he does not know whether the devil may draw it out while it is in his hand as a result of which he will fall into a pit of hell.
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).

86. If anyone points a piece of iron at his brother, the angels curse him till he puts it down, even if he is his brother who has the same father and mother.
(Bukhari).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).

87. I [Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)] forbade that a sword which has been drawn should be handed to anyone.
(Tirmidhi, Abu Dawud).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).

Hadith About Prescribed Punishment

81. An unmarried man who commits fornication, should receive hundred lashes and be banished for a year.
(Bukhari).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).

82. If you find anyone doing as Lot's people did, kill the one who does it and the one to whom it is done.
(Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).

83. Fornication will not appear among any people without their being punished by famine, and bribery will not appear among any people without their being punished by terror.
(Ahmad).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).

84. God Who is glorious will not look at a man who has intercourse with a man or a woman through the anus.
(Tirmidhi).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).

Hadith About Retaliation

75. A believer will continue to find ample scope in his religion as long as he does not kill anyone unlawfully. (Bukhari).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).

76. Shedding of blood will be the first matter about which judgement will be given on the Day of Resurrection.
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).

77. If anyone kills a man who had made a covenant (anyone who belongs to a Non-Muslim community with whom a treaty of peace has been made, or a member of protected communities) will not experience the fragrance of paradise.
(Bukhari).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).

78. God may forgive every sin, except in the case of one who dies a polytheist, or one who purposely kills a believer.
(Abu Dawud, Nasai).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).

79. The passing away of the world would mean less to God than the murder of a Muslim man.
(Tirmidhi, Nasai).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).

80. He who throws himself from a mountain and kills himself will be thrown down in the fire of hell and remain in it for ever and ever; he who sips poison and kills himself will have his poison in his hand will sip it for ever and ever in the fire of hell.
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).

Hadith About Cases And Depositions

72. If anyone swears a firm oath, acting wickedly thereby, and appropriates by it property belonging to a Muslim, God will be very angry when he meets Him on the Day of Resurrection.
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad)

73. The man who is most hateful to God is the one who quarrels and disputes most. (Bukhari, Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).

74. If anyone claims what is not his, he does not belong to us, and let him come to his seat in hell. (Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).

Hadith About The Conduct Of A Qadi (Qazi)

69. No judge must give judgement between two people when he is angry.
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).

70. If anyone who seeks the office of Qadi among Muslims till he gets it and his justice prevails over tyranny, will go to paradise; but the man whose tyranny prevails over justice will go to hell.
(Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).

71. God is with the Qadi as long as he is not tyrannical, but when he is tyrannical, He departs from him and the devil attaches himself to him.
(Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).

Hadith About The Offices Of Ruler And Qadi (Qazi)

63. The one who will be dearest to God and nearest to Him in the station on the Day of Resurrection will be a just imam and the one who will be most hateful to God on the Day of Resurrection, and will receive the severest punishment will be a tyrannical imam.
(Tirmidhi).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).

64. A creature is not to be obeyed when it involves disobedience to the Creator.
(Sharra-as-Sunna).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).

65. Do not ask for any high office, for if you are given it after asking, you will be left to discharge it yourself; if you are given it without asking you will be helped to discharge it.
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).

66. He who has been ruler over ten people, will be brought in the Day of Resurrection, shackled till justice loosens his chains or tyranny brings him to destruction.
(Darimi).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).

67. The most excellent jihad is when one speaks a true word in the presence of a tyrannical ruler.
(Tirmidhi).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).

68. As you will be so will you have rulers put over you.
(Baihaqi).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).

Hadith About Divorce

60. If any woman asks her husband for divorce without some strong reason, the odour of paradise will be forbidden for her.
(Ahmad, Tirmidhi, Abu Dawud, Ibn Majah, Darimi).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).

61. The lawful thing God hates most is divorce.
(Abu Dawud).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).

62. God has created nothing on the face of the earth more dearer to Him than emancipation, and God has created nothing on the face of the earth more hateful to Him than divorce.
(Daraqutni).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).

Hadith About Rights Of Wives

57. When a woman observes the five time of prayers, fasts during Ramadan, preserves her chastity, and obeys her husband, she may enter by any of the gates of paradise she wishes.
(Abu Nu'aim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).

58. A believer must not hate his wife, and if he is displeased with one bad quality in her, then let him be pleased with one that is good in her.
(Muslim).
(Ideal Woman in Islam by. Imran Muhammad).

59. Among the believers who show most perfect faith are those who have best disposition and are kindest to their families.
(Tirmidhi).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).

Hadith About Marriage

53. Young men, those of you who can support a wife should marry, for it keeps you from looking at strange women and preserves you from immorality, but those who cannot, should devote themselves to fasting, for it is a means of suppressing sexual desire.
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).

54. The whole world is to be enjoyed, but the best thing in the world is a pious woman.
(Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).

55. When a man marries, he has fulfilled half of the religion, so let him fear Go regarding the remaining half.
(Bukhari).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).

56. After fear of God, a believer gains nothing better for him than a good wife who obeys him if he gives her a command, pleases him if he looks at her, is true to him if he adjures her to do something, and is sincere towards him regarding her person and his property if he is absent.
(Ibn Majah.)
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).